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I [stʌmp]1) (of tree) ceppo m.2) (of candle, pencil) mozzicone m.3) (of limb) moncone m.; (of tooth) radice f.4) (in cricket) paletto m.5) AE pol. (rostrum) podio m.••II 1. [stʌmp]to be on the stump — AE tenere un comizio
I'm stumped — (in quiz) non ne ho idea; (nonplussed) non so che pesci pigliare
2) AE pol. tenere comizi elettorali, fare una campagna elettorale in [ state]2.1) (stamp)to stump in, out — entrare, uscire con passo pesante
2) AE pol. fare una campagna elettorale, tenere comizi elettorali•- stump up* * *1. noun1) (the part of a tree left in the ground after the trunk has been cut down: He sat on a (tree-)stump and ate his sandwiches.) ceppo2) (the part of a limb, tooth, pencil etc remaining after the main part has been cut or broken off, worn away etc.) moncherino; radice, (dente rotto); mozzicone3) (in cricket, one of the three upright sticks forming the wicket.) piolo, paletto2. verb1) (to walk with heavy, stamping steps: He stumped angrily out of the room.) camminare (pesantemente)2) (to puzzle or baffle completely: I'm stumped!) sconcertare, imbarazzare•- stumpy- stump up* * *[stʌmp]1. n(of limb) moncone m, (of pencil, tail) mozzicone m, (of tree) troncone m, (of tooth) pezzo, Cricket paletto (della porta)2. vt(perplex) sconcertare, lasciare perplesso (-a)3. vi•- stump up* * *stump /stʌmp/n.2 moncone; moncherino ( della coda, ecc.); mozzicone ( di matita, ecc.); radice ( di dente); dente rotto: the stump of a pencil, il mozzicone d'una matita● stump orator, oratore da piazza; comiziante □ stump removal, rimozione dei ceppi ( degli alberi) □ stump speeches, discorsi estemporanei; discorsi fatti a braccio □ (fam.) to go on the stump, salire sul podio; fare un comizio □ (fam.) to be on the stump, tenere un comizio; parlare a braccio □ (fam. USA) to be up a stump, essere perplesso; non sapere che pesci pigliare.(to) stump /stʌmp/A v. t.1 ridurre a un mozzicone; mozzare; troncare3 (polit., spec. USA) tenere comizi in ( una regione): He stumped the whole district, tenne comizi in tutta la regione5 (fam.) mettere in imbarazzo; sconcertare; imbarazzare; sbalordire6 ( cricket) (spec. del ricevitore) eliminare ( un battitore) abbattendo il suo wicket ( con la palla o con la mano)B v. i.● (fam.) to stump up, sborsare, sganciare, tirar fuori ( una somma di denaro); pagare in contanti □ (fam.) to be stumped, essere imbarazzato, interdetto, perplesso; non saper che pesci pigliare.* * *I [stʌmp]1) (of tree) ceppo m.2) (of candle, pencil) mozzicone m.3) (of limb) moncone m.; (of tooth) radice f.4) (in cricket) paletto m.5) AE pol. (rostrum) podio m.••II 1. [stʌmp]to be on the stump — AE tenere un comizio
I'm stumped — (in quiz) non ne ho idea; (nonplussed) non so che pesci pigliare
2) AE pol. tenere comizi elettorali, fare una campagna elettorale in [ state]2.1) (stamp)to stump in, out — entrare, uscire con passo pesante
2) AE pol. fare una campagna elettorale, tenere comizi elettorali•- stump up
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